House Republicans knife McCain in the back (with poll!)
If I've said it once this political season, I've said it a dozen times: Democrats are not the divided party--it is Republicans who are profoundly divided by contrary goals and mixed loyalties. This...
View ArticleFinally, a bailout plan that will really work!
My fellow Kossacks, I think I may have stumbled onto the solution of the worldwide economic crisis that besets us. When I heard about this story, the solution sprang into mind miraculously. I cannot...
View ArticleMichelle Malkin: McCain volunteer's "mutilation" may be a hoax
Yeah, I'm linking to Michelle Malkin. Throughout my career, I’ve covered dozens of fake hate crimes — campus hate crime hoaxes, Muslim hate crime hoaxes, fake noose hangings, etc., etc., etc. Most were...
View ArticleThere is still time to volunteer in Virginia! With poll!
The election will be over in nine days, and it is beginning to look as though Virginians have made their choices in the statewide races. Now it is just a matter of Getting Out the Vote ("GOTV"). This...
View ArticleShocking news! McCain surging ahead to victory!
In a shocking development, John McCain has surged from behind according to pollster John Zogby. It now appears that McCain has turned his troubled campaign 180 degrees and is now headed for certain...
View ArticleSome brilliant Republican satire (with poll)
Dear fellow Kossacks:The following video is a bit of brilliant Republican satire that is simply too good not to share. We can laugh along with the joke in this case because it is "Republican on...
View ArticlePalin's future in-law arrested, charged with six felony drug counts
Via Politico.com: Sherry L. Johnston, Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law, was arrested Thursday night on drug charges.Johnston was arrested at her Wasilla home and charged with six felony drug...
View ArticleImagine for a moment that I have a time machine
Imagine, if you will, that I have a time machine. Not any old time machine, mind you, but a very special time machine targeted to a specific moment in time with a specific mission in mind. What if...
View ArticleObama springs his trap on the GOP (now with poll)
Many of the liberals and progressives who helped Obama get elected have been frustrated in the first three weeks of his administration. They saw Obama's opening move of soliciting bi-partisan support...
View ArticleBarack Obama is not slighting progressive Democrats
A few days ago I wrote a diary pointing out that Barack Obama's failed attempt to reach out to Republicans for bi-partisan support was not the end of the world. Obama obviously had a "plan B" that I...
View ArticleMr. Nolove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Eric Cantor
I've always suspected that Representative Eric Cantor would seriously damage the Republican Party. I am happy to see that my predictions have come true.Cantor is the Republican Whip for the 111th...
View ArticleVirginia Governor's Race: RK alums' bizarre flip flip on Big Coal
I must confess that for the first time in a long time I am confused by something I saw in Virginia's lefty blogosphere. Yesterday it was announced that three key Raising Kaine alumni who were...
View ArticleControversial endorsement sparks inevitable blog war in Virginia Leftysphere
Earlier today, a controversial endorsement by a prominent Virginia Democratic blogger has served as the spark for the more or less inevitable blog war in Virginia's Leftysphere. While regrettable...
View ArticleRepublican member of Congress commits sedition (with poll)
The Republican Party stands on the edge of a cliff. It has been brought to this moment of supreme hazard by the complete failure of its leadership, at both the national and state levels. On this past...
View ArticleA letter from a militia man (with poll)
Today I received a disturbing comment on my home blog, The Richmond Democrat, and I'd like to share it with you. The comment was a response to my diary "Republican member of Congress commits sedition"...
View ArticleMeet McAuliffe supporter Ed Rogers (with poll)
Some will no doubt accuse me of "guilt by association," but sometimes the old adage is true: "We are known by the company we keep."Ed Rogers is a supporter and "friend" of Terry McAuliffe. He is a...
View ArticlePR disaster for the GOP: Republicans bet against the United States and lose
Earlier today we found out that the standoff with Somalian pirates had come to a happy end for American Captain Richard Phillips. Patriotic Americans have good reason to rejoice this Easter Sunday:...
View ArticleDaniel Knight Hayden: The new face of the Republican Party
The Tea Bag movement has proven to be a disaster for the already badly damaged Republican Party. The Republican Party couldn't resist the temptation to associate itself with this movement, and indeed...
View ArticleThe Republican brand crumbles (with poll)
Blogging against the Republican Party is becoming too easy. After utterly blowing the first 100 days of the Obama administration the Republicans have launched an attempt to re-brand themselves that is...
View ArticleObama's first big mistake
Yesterday the consequences of Barack Obama's first big mistake became obvious: depending on which set of numbers you use unemployment has risen to something like 9.5 to 16.5%.What was Obama's first big...
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